Words / B1

IMP-ort/ˈɪmpɔːt/

An import is a product brought in from another country: food imports; import controls. Export is the opposite direction. Import is also a verb (they import steel). The noun is usually /ˈɪmpɔːt/; the verb often /ɪmˈpɔːt/. Do not use import for bringing shopping in from the car — that is just bring. In news, imports and exports travel together in trade figures.

Meaning

A product brought in from another country; also the act of bringing it in.

Examples

• “Food imports rose after the poor harvest.”
• “Fruit imports rose after the poor UK harvest.”
• “The factory imports parts from Germany and assembles them here.”

Good to know

Noun: imports / an import. Verb: import goods. Opposite: export. Stress: noun ˈim-port, verb im-ˈport.

Near in meaning

bring in

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